I just re-watched the excellent rockumentary History of the Eagles (2013), over four hours on the band that made the biggest-selling album of the twentieth century. The movie has several revealing interviews with members of the legendary band. Contemporary thoughts from the early 70’s, and reflections after 40 years:
“Perfection is not an accident.”
Glenn Frey
“Our goal was just to be the best we could be. We wanted to get better as songwriters and as performers. And we worked on it.”
Don Henley
“Your whole mandate is just to improve. Life is about improvement.”
Glenn Frey
“It wasn’t a hobby for us. It wasn’t a game. It wasn’t a pleasant diversion. It was a life. It was a calling. It was a career.”
Don Henley
Fry and Henley started playing together as members of Linda Rondstadt’s touring house band. She also had something insightful to say about practice and hard-work:
“Nothing gets your chops like playing every single night.”
Linda Rondstadt
All in all, I want to fly like an Eagle …